| March 4, 2005 South Carolina — Forklift accident kills landscaper in Bluffton | |
| May 21, 2004: California — Road work turns tragic in fatal forklift accident | |
| April 24, 2004: Georgia — Man killed in forklift accident | |
| April 14, 2004: Florida — Man killed when forklift overturns Victor Sirmons, 40, was operating a forklift when detectives think he struck a pothole in the pavement near standing water, which caused the forklift to overturn onto him, according to investigators. He was found lying face down, pinned underneath a rollbar on the forklift. He was not wearing a seat belt. | |
| March 31, 2004: Las Vegas, Nevada — Man crushed under five-ton machine in Vegas industrial accident | |
| March 5, 2004: Lancaster, OHio — Man Killed In Industrial Accident Worker Pinned Between 2 Concrete Septic Tanks Story by Lancaster Gazette | |
| February 24, 2004: Methuen, Massachusetts — OSHA Fines DeMoulas $72,500 for Forklift Safety Hazards | |
| February 12, 2004: Cascade Locks, Oregon — Hood River man dies in forklift accident | |
| January 12, 2004: Vista, Tennessee — Truck driver, Tex Ramey, 65, killed in workplace accident | |
| December 24, 2003: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Construction worker's arm severed in accident | |
| December 1, 2003: Palm Beach, Florida — Man accidentally kills girlfriend with forklift | |
| November 14, 2003: Woody Creek, Colorado — Fatal accident involved forklift According to sheriff's Investigator Ron Ryan, two workers were standing in a plywood box lifted up to the edge of the roof, 22 feet from the ground, by a telescoping forklift. Ryan said the 4-foot-by-8-foot box was open-aired and open on the side facing the house so the men could work on the roof. | |
| October 28, 2003: Gilbert, Arizona — Fatal forklift accident involving boys investigated 11/21/03 update: Negligence cited in forklift death | |
| October 24, 2003: North Wales — Boy killed in accident with forklift truck | |
| October 23, 2003: Fayettville, North Carolina — Man Impaled By Forklift In Freak Accident At Fort Bragg | |
| October 9, 2003: Mishawaks, Indiana — Forklift death marks 24th. in Indiana this year. | |
| September 26, 2003: Napa, California — Napa vineyard manager dies in forklift accident September 29, 2003: Worker arraigned in death of Napa vineyard manager September 30, 2003 update: Accused vineyard worker's citizenship questioned |
| September 5, 2003: United Kingdom — Forklift driver crushed to death |
| August 31, 2003: United Kingdom — Boy, 7, killed by a forklift truck |
| August 27, 2003: Columbia, South Carolina — Georgia trucker dies in forklift accident |
| June 4, 2003: Klamath Falls, Oregon — Man killed in forklift accident |
October 8, 2002: Topeka, Kansas, — Forklift arms kill Emporia man The falling arms of a forklift killed a man found Sunday afternoon just west of Emporia, authorities said. They identified Larrie Miley, 58, of Emporia, as the man killed. Lyon County sheriff's deputies were called at about 2 p.m. to the scene in the 1700 block of County Road G, where Miley was removed from beneath the forklift arms and pronounced dead at the scene. Sheriff's deputy Jeff Rodriguez said the forks apparently fell on Miley accidentally after he reached up to adjust a lever. |
| May 14, 2002: San Diego, California — Marine dies from forklift injury A Camp Pendleton Marine died Friday from injuries sustained in a May 7 forklift accident in which he was trapped underneath the overturned vehicle. |
| April 9, 2002: Milford, Michigan — Man riding equipment is run over and dies |
| August 30, 2001: Tampa, Florida —
A worker died Thursday while repairing a forklift at Caribbean Gulf Carriers in the Port of Tampa. Carl H. Noll, 63, of 35814 Chancy Road in Zephyrhills died about 1:30 p.m. at berth 212 in the port. Tampa police spokesman Joe Durkin said Noll and another worker for the forklift company Ring Lift were making repairs when the fork on the lift fell on Noll, causing massive internal injuries. Noll had planned to retire in two years, said his son, Ernest Naylor. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating. Noll's death is the second industrial fatality in two days. A crane pinned a Standard Concrete Corp. worker Tuesday against a concrete beam, killing him. |
| May 19, 2000: | Dead Link | | Cache Copy | Witnesses said a forklift at an apartment building under construction hit a power line, causing a spark that set the building on fire. The apartment building and a post office across the street were both destroyed, along with several thousand pieces of mail. More @ Sun - Sentinel | Dead Link | Contractor: Texican Construction Corp. OSHA Report March 28, 2001 Update: Firm sues after losing crane in Ybor City fire Last May's large fire in Ybor City destroyed a $478,460 crane belonging to Sunbelt Sales and Rentals Inc. October 5, 2000 Update: OSHA fines levied | Dead Link | May 25, 2000 Update: Forklift driver wasn't trained Editor's comments: Far too many contractors have a total disregard for safety, safety laws, rules and regulations. Fortunately, no one was killed or injured this time. Hopefully, the dollar loss will be an incentive to use a qualified operator the next time. Following is an excerpt from the above article: “Preston said in an interview that he wasn't interested in Crane Tech's classes. He said OSHA's regulations were just another way for government agencies to take money from the construction industry. “They bleed us,” he said of the regulations.“ Mr. Preston, your failure to obey those regulations, (like them or not) just “bled” someone to the tune of about 40 million dollars. Don't blame government regulations for that! This accident is a classic example of why we have such regulations and the consequences of not obeying them. --Doyle Peeks Also mentioned in the above article, a worker was killed just last month on the same project.Worker dies after being crushed by steel beams. |